Photographer's Note

Earlier that morning, we met Nanda, one of the monk of the Nga Phe Chaung Monastery famous for its jumping cat (or sleeping depending on the time of the day...).

He confirmed us that quite close, there would be a major religious festival at the Aludabang pagoda. Indeed, the same morning, our boat driver (a 12-year old devil) told us the festival was over, we had to go back to our hotel and it may be raining, all markets were closed so anyway we had to go back....

So, we took our little boat driver who tried to fool us and with the help of Nanda, convinced him that he should drive us to that Pagoda. We went to that pagoda, wandered around for the first hour looking at people.

Then, the monks started to gather in that place. Loads of monks were coming by boats, hundreds of them, kids, adults, old monks, women... We were told that all monks from the Inle area were to come : roughly 1,500 monks ! So, I sat down on the wooden deck and started to make shots, dozens of shots...

Bonjour Steven,
Actually, I find this shot excellent!
Low POV, nice curve of the monks coming in a sort of a cue - and a beautiful red of their robes against the blue sky.
The monks look tall from your POV - but with these red & white flag polls, the whole frame gets an extra hight and dimension.
A really good shot, Steven!
Robi

Hi Steven!
Good shot,taken from a great low POV.I like your composition with the colorful flags and the perspective at the monks.I like too the selfcoscious pose and expression of the first one.
Regards,Leo

Bonjour Steven,
Your photo brings tear to my eyes. It is a very symbolic addition to this moving collection of support for a people who are clearly very much beloved by TE members. Here is a link to an international organization that is collecting signatures to ask the UN to support them.
HLJ, Pat